<p>About the Editors<br>Patrick T. Moseley, Eckhard Karden, David A. J. Rand and Jürgen Garche <br>Introduction<br>Jürgen Garche<br>Abbreviations, Acronyms, Initialisms<br>Patrick T. Moseley, Eckhard Karden, David A. J. Rand and Jürgen Garche </p> <p>I Overview<br>1. Development trends for future automobiles and their demand on the battery <br>Eckhard Karden<br>2. Overview of batteries for future automobiles<br>Peter Kurzweil and Jürgen Garche <br>3. Lead–acid battery fundamentals<br>David A. J. Rand and Patrick T. Moseley <br>4. Current research topics for lead-acid batteries<br>Matthias Kuipers, Dirk Uwe Sauer, Monika Kwiecin and Philipp Schröer </p> <p>II Battery Technology<br>5. Flooded SLI and Enhanced Flooded Batteries (EFB): State of the art <br>Manfred Gelbke and Christian Mondoloni <br>6. Automotive absorbent glass mat (AGM) lead–acid batteries: state-of-the-art Automotive absorbent glass mat (AGM) lead–acid batteries: State of the art <br>Joern Albers and Eberhard Meissner <br>7. Performance-enhancing materials for lead–acid battery negative plates<br>Patrick T. Moseley, David A. J. Rand and Ken Peters <br>8. Positive Active Materials for lead-acid battery plates<br>Rainer Wagner<br>9. Lead current collectors for lead-acid batteries<br>R David Prengaman<br>10. Alternative current collectors<br>Angel Kirchev<br>11. Cell design for high-rate operation<br>Norbert Maleschitz<br>12. Towards sustainable road transport with the UltraBattery <br>Lan Lam, Jun Furukawa, K. Smith and David A. J. Rand </p> <p>III Application Technology<br>13. Lead-acid battery operation in micro-hybrid and electrified vehicles <br>Christopher Chumchal and Dennis Kurzweil <br>14. Monitoring techniques for 12 V lead-acid batteries in automobiles<br>Eberhard Schoch, Joachim Kizler, Clemens Schmucker, Britta Kronenberg, Marcus Bremmer, Jürgen Schöttle, Michel Ruch and Martin Königsmann <br>15. Dual battery systems for 12-Volt automotive power supply<br>Armin Warm and Matthew Denlinger <br>16. Basics on lead–acid battery modeling and simulation <br>Moritz Huck, Dirk Uwe Sauer, Julia Badeda, Jan Kabzinski and Jonathan Wirth <br>17. Lead-acid batteries for heavy trucks <br>Jean Paul Douady, Liao Wang, Jean-François Sarrau, Samia Fouache and Marleen Boucoiran <br>18. Lead–acid batteries for E-bicycles and E-scooters<br>Jürgen Garche</p> <p>IV Product Life Cycle<br>19. Standards and Tests for lead-acid batteries in automotive applications <br>Torsten Hildebrandt, Osada Akira, Shawn Peng and Timothy Moyer <br>20. Recycling concepts for lead-acid batteries <br>R David Prengaman and Abbas H. Mirza </p> <p>V Outlook<br>21. Lead–acid batteries for future automobiles: status and prospects<br>Patrick T. Moseley, Jürgen Garche and David A. J. Rand</p>